Actor

Nicholas North (2011)

Thor (2011)

As If I'm Not There (2009)

Frankie and Alice (2009)

En ganske snill mann (2010)

Metropia (2009) (voice)

Boogie Woogie (2009)

Angels & Demons (2009)

Entourage (3 episodes, 2008)

God on Trial (2008) (TV)

Arn - Riket vid vägens slut (2008)

Mamma Mia! (2008)

Arn - Tempelriddaren (2007)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

w Delta z (2007)

Goya's Ghosts (2006)

Guilty Hearts (2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Kill Your Darlings (2006)

Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

Torte Bluma (2005)

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

King Arthur (2004)

Eiffeltornet (2004)

Dogville (2003)

Helen of Troy (2003) (TV)

Att döda ett barn (2003) (voice) aka To Kill a Child

City of Ghosts (2002)

No Good Deed (2002)

D-dag - Den færdige film (2001) (TV)

The Glass House (2001)

Taking Sides (2001)

Powder Keg (2001)

Aberdeen (2000)

Harlan County War (2000) (TV)

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Timecode (2000)

Signs & Wonders (2000)

Passion of Mind (2000)

D-dag - Lise (2000) (TV)

D-dag (2000) (TV)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2000)

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Ronin (1998)

Savior (1998)

Glasblåsarns barn (1998) aka The Glass-blower's Children

Amistad (1997)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

"Riget II" (1 episode, 1997)

My Son the Fanatic (1997)

Insomnia (1997)

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Harry och Sonja (1996)

Hundarna i Riga (1995) aka The Dogs of Riga

Kjærlighetens kjøtere (1995) aka Zero Kelvin

Jönssonligans största kupp (1995) aka The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

"Rapport till himlen" (1994) TV mini-series aka Report to Heaven

Sista dansen (1993) aka The Last Dance

Polis polis potatismos (1993) (uncredited) aka Murder at the Savoy

Kådisbellan (1993) aka The Slingshot

Wind (1992)

Den demokratiske terroristen (1992) aka The Democratic Terrorist

Oxen (1991) aka The Ox

God afton, Herr Wallenberg - En Passionshistoria från verkligheten (1990) aka Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

Parker Kane (1990) (TV)

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

"S*M*A*S*H" (1 episode, 1990)

Förhöret (1989) (TV)

Kvinnorna på taket (1989) aka The Women on the Roof

Vildanden (1989) (TV) aka The Wild Duck

Täcknamn Coq Rouge (1989) aka Code Name Coq Rouge

S/Y Glädjen (1989) aka S/Y Joy

The Perfect Murder (1988)

Friends (1988)

Vargens tid (1988) aka Time of the Wolf

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Hip hip hurra! (1987) aka Hip Hip Hurrah!

Jim & piraterna Blom (1987) aka Jim and the Pirates

Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986) aka The Serpent's Way

Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt (1985) (voice) aka Peter-No-Tail in Americat

Falsk som vatten (1985) aka False as Water

"August Strindberg: Ett liv" (1985) TV series

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark (1985) (TV)

Noon Wine (1985) (TV)

Åke och hans värld (1984) aka Åke and His World

Hustruskolan (1983) (TV)

P & B (1983)

"Farmor och vår herre" (1983) TV mini-series

Den enfaldige mördaren (1982) aka The Simple-Minded Murderer

Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro (1981) (TV)

"Babels hus" (1981) TV series

Kyssen (1981)

"Skärp dig, älskling" (1981) TV mini-series

Hemåt i natten (1977) aka Homeward in the Night

Tabu (1977) aka Taboo

The Intruders (1974)

Anita - ur en tonårsflickas dagbok (1973) aka Anita: The Shocking Account of a Young Nymphomaniac

Bröllopet (1973)

Fem døgn i august (1973)

Åttonde budet (1973)

Magnetisören (1972) (TV)

Firmafesten (1972) aka The Office Party

Strandhugg i somras (1972) aka Raid in the Summer

"Bombi Bitt och jag" (5 episodes, 1968) aka Bombi Bitt and Me

Producer

Aberdeen (2000) (associate producer)

Writer

Jim & piraterna Blom (1987) (writer) aka Jim and the Pirates

As HimSelf

"Skavlan" (1 episode, 2009)

"Nyhetsmorgon" (8 episodes, 1998-2008)

Entertainment Tonight (2 episodes, 2008)

"Närbild" (1 episode, 2007)

Svenska ord i bild och tal (2006)

Wrath of Gods (2006)

Exorcist: The Beginning - Behind the Scenes (2005)

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King (2005)

The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV)

The Making of 'King Arthur' (2004) (TV)

Dogville Confessions (2003)

"Sen kväll med Luuk" (2 episodes, 1996-2001)

"Først & sist" (1 episode, 2000)

Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000)

Jag minns Lena Svedberg (2000) Narrator (English version)

The Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea (1999)

When Sharks Attack! (1999) (TV)

Tranceformer - A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)

Vulkanmannen (1997) (voice)

Berlin International Film Festival

1982 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Actor for: Den enfaldige mördaren (1982) Together with Michel Piccoli for Une étrange affaire (1981)


Bodil Awards

2004 Nominated Bodil Best Supporting Actor (Bedste mandlige birolle) for: Dogville (2003)


Chlotrudis Awards

2003 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Actor for: Aberdeen (2000)


European Film Awards

2001 Nominated European Film Award Best Actor for: Taking Sides (2001)

2000 Nominated European Film Award Best Actor for: Aberdeen (2000)

1998 Won Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema for: Amistad (1997) Also for Good Will Hunting (1997).


Guldbagge Awards

1990 Won Guldbagge Best Actor (Bästa manliga huvudroll) for: Täcknamn Coq Rouge (1989) Also for Kvinnorna på taket (1989).

1982 Won Guldbagge Best Actor (Bästa manliga huvudroll) for: Den enfaldige mördaren (1982)


Mar del Plata Film Festival

2002 Won Best Actor for: Taking Sides (2001) Tied with Libero De Rienzo for Santa Maradona (2001).


People's Choice Awards

2009 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Cast for: Mamma Mia! (2008) Shared with:Meryl Streep,Amanda Seyfried,Pierce Brosnan,Colin Firth


Robert Festival

2004 Nominated Robert Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle) for: Dogville (2003)


Satellite Awards

2008 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: God on Trial (2008) (TV)


Screen Actors Guild Awards

1998 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with:Ben Affleck,Matt Damon,Minnie Driver,Robin Williams


Teen Choice Awards

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Scary Scene for: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) Demon grabs Father Merrin in the cave.

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Stellan Skarsgård (born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Mamma Mia! and WΔZ.

Acting career

Skarsgård started his acting career early. At the age of 20 he already had a great deal of experience in film, TV, and stage. Most of his early roles were in Swedish TV (such as Bombi Bitt) and movies.

To foreigners Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier, having appeared in three of the Danish auteur's features, including The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, and Dogville. His most personal working relationship is however starring in the movies of Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland; Kjærlighetens kjøtere, Aberdeen and Regnskap (2010). Skarsgård considers Moland a close friend and in 2009, before shooting their next project, said of their relationship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety." Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role in another Norwegian film; as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original Insomnia.

He was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. Skarsgård reported that people often mistake him for Liam Neeson, who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would in fact replace Neeson in Exorcist: The Beginning (2004). He had a guest stint on the HBO TV Series Entourage as Verner Vollstedt, the German director of the fictional film Smokejumpers who has a bias against the main character Vincent Chase, one of the stars of the film.

Personal life

Skarsgård was born 13 June 1951 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun and J. Skarsgård. He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala.

With his first wife, My Skarsgård (married 1975–2007), he fathered six children, four of them actors: Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976), Gustaf Skarsgård (born 1980), Sam Skarsgård (born 1982), Bill Skarsgård (born 1990), model Eija Skarsgård (born 1992) and Valter Skarsgård (born 1995). He married Megan Everett in January 2009 and their son Ossian, was born on April 26, 2009.

Views on religion

Skarsgård was rasied by humanist parents and had an atheist grandfather and a deeply religious grandmother, according to Skarsgård this never led to any problems because of the familys mutual respect of each others opinons. After the September 11 attacks Skarsgård set out to read both the Bible and the Qur'an both of which condems as violent. Skarsgård is also a critic of religous independent schools in the Swedsih educational system. Skarsgård also commented that he consides the existence of God absurd and that if he is so vain that he demands worshipping then he wouldn't be worth it. In 2009 Skarsgård along with other non religous artist, authors and entrepreneurs including Christer Sturmark, Björn Ulvaeus and Christer Sturmark wrote an article in Dagens Nyheter stressing the importance of secularity. The group also critized the United Nations for its stance on blasphemy laws.

Biography courtesy of Wikipedia

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